Spain will send two military aircraft to Beirut on Thursday to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon amid escalating violence in the region, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urgently convened a phone conference with G7 leaders on Wednesday in response to the escalating Middle East crisis, resulting in a strong condemnation of Iran's attack on Israel.

EU funds should be used more effectively 'as a matter of urgency' says the EU Court of Auditors.

Escalations in the Middle East has Bulgaria stepping up security measures in the areas surrounding Israel's diplomatic mission in Sofia and other locations.

EU officials want member states to ensure effective access to asylum at borders, deciding asylum applications based on individual assessments.

The Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance announced it planned to authorise field research in 2025 into the Volyn massacre in western region of Rivne, a dark episode of massacres by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II.

"Without mobilising private investments, it will be impossible to convince all the 27 (EU countries) to put public money in a common box,” Letta said.

The coalition must decide how harsh is too harsh when it comes to refugee policies.

Far-right Confederation MEPs Anna Bryłka and Tomasz Buczek announced that they had joined the recently formed far-right EU group, the Patriots for Europe.

France's new prime minister wasted no time in presenting an unprecedented plan to make drastic budget cuts.

Emmanuel Macron rang the alarm bell in Berlin on Wednesday (2 October), warning that EU member states’ thinking must change urgently so the bloc can face US and China competition. “If we continue with our [old] growth model, we’re out in three-four years”.

With one million people displaced in Lebanon following Israel's ground invasion, EU foreign ministers are discussing the possibility of more migrant inflows to the European Union. Tune into the podcast to hear what the experts have to say.

EU member states should vote in favour of imposing definitive trade tariffs on China-made electric vehicles on Friday (4 October), as China will never take seriously a Europe that can be divided and conquered by waving a stick at fearful member states, warns a group of high-profile economists.

EU member states should vote in favour of definitive EU trade tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, as China will never take seriously a Europe that can be divided and conquered by waving a stick at fearful member states.

Kyiv is in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants.

Britain and the EU will hold regular leaders' summits from next year, following talks in Brussels between British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday (2 October).

“We go for the week where the American elections take place. So the public perception will not be focused on the European Parliament,” said EPP Chair Manfred Weber.  

The Italian technocrat also warned that member states’ refusal to relinquish control of their domestic banking sectors risks exacerbating Europe’s financial subservience vis-à-vis the US.

The proposed extension of the transition period for the EU's anti-deforestation rules has many worried that reopening the file could end up weakening some of its provisions.

Home Affairs Minister Bruno Retailleau has been maximising airtime to push through an immigration narrative that, in many ways, echoes that of the far-right Rassemblement National.